Telegraph: ITV declares war on BBC’s local news plans
Sunday, 16 November 2008, 10:04
"Sources close to ITV said the broadcaster had made a confidential but strongly-worded submission to both Ofcom and the [BBC Trust] urging them to reject the director-general's proposals."
Google Maps Mania: UK Media Using Google Maps
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 12:28
"[ITN] have created a news map that delivers news based on the user's location. The map uses the Google Gears Geolocation API to determine the user's location and then serves up news for that region."
Wired.com: ITV Inserts Advertising Into Video Content
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 07:52
"The technology, developed by California firm Keystream, uses object and motion detection to find suitable spaces to display ads and other messages within video footage. The images then animate and provide a click through link if rolled over with a mouse. "
Saturday, 21 June 2008, 19:44
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"The BBC will propose sharing regional news resources, including non-exclusive footage, to help ITV with the costs of its regional bulletins, and it will tell commercial radio companies that it is willing to spend heavily to market digital radio."
Sunday, 25 May 2008, 08:25
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"With a new communications act still three years away, the rest of the media industry is watching intently. Trinity Mirror’s [Sly] Bailey said: ‘Given [Google's] strengths and market-leading position, it is critical that they remain true to their corpor
Friday, 7 March 2008, 17:32
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Not quite the stolen Pulitzer that was on eBay a few months ago, but and RTS award is nice, too.
Sunday, 30 December 2007, 22:54
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Google Print Ads are coming to the UK, and the search company is "in talks with several newspapers", the Sunday Times suggests.
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 23:29
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"Michael Grade, the executive chairman of ITV, is set to receive a massive bonus of threequarters of his salary this year even though investors have seen the value of their shares in the company plunge by a fifth since he was appointed."
@Society of Editors: Information Commissioner: Private broadcasters could come under FOI
Monday, 5 November 2007, 17:05
The Information Commissioner has acknowledged that his budget for enforcing the Freedom of Information Act “drop in the ocean”, and suggested that and suggested that private broadcasting companies might be considered for inclusion in the list of bodies that must respond to FOI requests.
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Monday, 22 October 2007, 17:22
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Culture Secretary James Purnell has been asked to step in to stop the planned merger of ITV’s newsrooms in the East and West Midlands.
Saturday, 8 September 2007, 09:21
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ITV1 ad revenues are up by an estimated 4 per cent to 5 per cent in September. All 48 Rugby World Cup games are being shown live on ITV, with 26 on ITV1. ITV paid £40m for the exclusive UK rights to the 2003 and 2007 tournaments.
Thursday, 5 July 2007, 09:09
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"ITV will have a strong case for stopping its regional news coverage unless it gets some form of public funding once the analogue signal is switched off, according to new research by media regulator Ofcom."
More links for Tuesday
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 09:29
Sport titles for sale? … Sir Trevor draws complaints … Aussie Football in latest journalist access row … New barrister for Guardian.
Monday, 25 June 2007, 09:28
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"I enjoyed ITV’s new News Knight a lot more than I expected. It’s clearly trying to be a British answer to Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, with a bit of Have I Got News For You thrown in. "
